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  • Final chance to accelerate your business

    IT’S deadline day for Oxfordshire entrepreneurs wanting to enter our Business Accelerators competition. Dozens of firms have already signed up for a chance to win three months’ free advertising in Newsquest Oxfordshire’s titles, along with free mentoring

  • Open mic night is still Sparkling

    Anything goes at Sparky’s Flying Circus – an open mic night in East Oxford which is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The open house for musicians and poets at the Half Moon pub in St Clement’s Street will celebrate ten years in business on Thursday

  • Footballers' tribute to car crash victim

    FOOTBALLERS gathered to play a match in memory of their friend Cullum Miles who died in a car crash earlier this month. Mr Miles, 25, from Kings Sutton, near Banbury, died on November 6 when the blue Vauxhall Astra he was driving left Broughton Road

  • Incinerator fight ‘cost £18m’

    THE legal battle to stop a waste incinerator being built at Ardley could have cost up to £18m, Oxfordshire County Council has said. The council has blamed protesters for causing delays that have led to spiralling costs, while opponents said the 25-year

  • Concert ready to raise the roof

    A CONCERT will be held to raise funds for a new church roof after thieves stripped it of lead worth £100,000. Organisers hope the event will raise £1,000 for the £25,000 campaign for St Mary’s, Warkworth. Thieves hit the isolated rural church on August

  • Guiding them through grief

    “WE help the families get through the few hours they are here, making sure they are not alone.” Those were the words of Lynn Shuker, one of the new lead family liaison officers at repatriation ceremonies from RAF Brize Norton. Mrs Shuker, 62, along

  • A bright idea

    SCHOOLS in Oxfordshire could soon be slashing their electricity bills with the introduction of new energy saving lights. Secondary schools could save an average of £20,000 a year and primary schools about £3,000 by using the carbon-reducing tube lights

  • Walking tall

    FOR years, Henrietta Nagy was treated like a freak. At 6ft 2in tall and with size 10 feet, she was subjected to cruel jibes from classmates and compared to a giraffe by bullies. But now, the 32-year-old considers her height to be a source of pride

  • Get ready for the big Christmas lights switch-on

    CHRISTMAS is well and truly on its way and town centres across the county are gearing up for the big festive switch on. Thousands of people are expected to turn out to watch their town or Oxford’s city centre officially mark the countdown to Christmas

  • Pensioner raped by teenager

    A WOMAN in her 70s was raped in her home by a boy believed to be as young as 14. The boy talked his way into her home on Saturday, in the Hardwick area of Banbury, by asking about the war and the elderly. Once inside her home, he pushed

  • Stop and think

    YOUNGSTERS across the UK will be taught an anti-bullying message thanks to a song written in Witney. Witney-based firm Shrill Productions has written the official song for Anti-Bullying Week, which starts today under the theme ‘Stop and Think – Words

  • movember Reme grow moustaches

    A group of soldiers from reme (royal electric mechanical engineers) , Dalton barracks, Abingdon are spending november growing moustaches for charity for testicular cancer. It is called movember and are in need of sponsers. Based on information supplied

  • Growth slows at Electrocomponents

    Electronics and maintenance products supplier Electrocomponents has unveiled a healthy rise in its fortunes but its rate of growth has slowed significantly. Bosses at the firm, which employs more than 90 staff at its headquarters on the Oxford Business

  • Lorry crashes into parked car

    DRIVERS suffered delays on the A420 between Oxford and Swindon after a lorry collided with an empty car parked at the side of the busy route. The crash happened at 7.20pm on Friday at Littleworth, near Faringdon, on the Oxford-bound carriageway. The

  • 'Charity' firms shut by judge

    TWO companies operating ‘rogue’ air ambulance charity collections from Bicester have been closed down. The two firms – St Anthony (Trading Co) Ltd, and St Anthony Repatriation Ltd – were both registered to an address in Bernwood Road, Bicester, and were

  • Fire in kitchen

    FIRE crews were called to a flat in Foundry Street, Banbury, after a pan on a stove caught fire. Firefighters put out the small fire at 3pm on Saturday and no one was hurt.

  • Corn Exchange users stage a protest

    SCORES of people – and a pantomime horse – protested outside Witney’s closed Corn Exchange to demand more information and a chance to have their say over the future of the building. The Grade II-listed building in Market Square was closed by the town

  • Local share prices (AM)

    AEA Technology 1.6 BMW 5014 Electrocomponents 211.25 Nationwide Accident Repair 88.5 Oxford Biomedica 5.3 Oxford Catalysts 50.5 Oxford Instruments 827.25 Reed Elsevier 542.25 RM 70.75 RPS Group 186.5 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley,

  • RESULTS: November 12-13

    FA CUP 1st round: Redbridge 0, Oxford City 0; Sheffield Utd 3, Oxford Utd 0. EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Bideford 3, North Leigh 2; Clevedon 0, Didcot Tn 2; Wimborne 1, Abingdon Utd 3. UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE Premier Div: Ascot

  • FOOTBALL: Ford's rollicking does the trick for City

    Oxford City boss Mike Ford said a half-time rollicking had the desired effect, but he was disappointed they could not turn their second-half dominance into a victory in Saturday’s first round tie. Ford felt some of his players were off the pace in the

  • FOOTBALL: City survive late scare to earn replay

    Oxford City booked their place in the second round draw, but were thankful for a last-minute disallowed goal which kept their FA Cup campaign intact with a 0-0 at Redbridge’s Oakside Stadium on Saturday. It would have been a travesty of justice had the

  • Our language fades away

    I LOVE words, always have, but I am appalled by what is happening to our lovely English language. My English teacher would have turned in her grave. Words like ‘luv’, ‘wannabe’ (they are three words, want to be), and worst of all, did I actually hear

  • An easy accident to have

    WHEN I read the report of Mark Woodward’s accident on the M40, I felt sorry for him. When you drive over the same route, day after day, the mind inevitably turns to other things and all you really notice is what is going on ahead. Suddenly you wonder

  • Kind treatment on the NHS

    I AM 86 and recently had an operation at the JR Hospital on my carotid artery. I can’t praise enough the skill and care that I received from Mr Handa and his team. They were wonderful. Every member of the staff on the ward was helpful at all times and

  • Misconceptions on the EU

    STONE the crows! I never thought the day would come that someone would put me in the position of defending the EU but R. Lee (Oxford Mail, October 30) has done that. He is incorrect to say the Government has no alternative in Government contracts due

  • EU spies could impose quotas on breastfeeding

    RE R.W. Tucker’s letter about breastfeeding (Oxford Mail, the benefits of breastfeeding are plentiful, November 2). He appears to be abreast of all the facts in this debate and I am in total agreement with him. However, Roger, you should really keep

  • MAN ABOUT TOWN: Luxury hamper has a truly scary price tag

    It’s around this time of year I find myself naturally attracted to hamper brochures.You know, those glossy, glamorous publications which promise page after page of corn-fed turkeys, delicious cold cuts and decidedly festive desserts, all delivered in

  • FOOTBALL: Young's goal seals it for Abingdon

    A goal five seconds from the end by Stuart Young made Abingdon’s victory in Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West look more comfortable than it was. Sam Collier put the visitors ahead from Curtis Angell’s long ball, but Wimborne

  • FOOTBALL: Didcot keep up good run

    Didcot Town’s resurgence under manager Dave Mudge continued with a hard-fought 2-0 victory away to fellow Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West strugglers Clevedon. The visitors dominated the first half and took the lead on the half-hour when

  • Communities honour fallen at remembrance services

    THOUSANDS of people lined St Giles in Oxford for Remembrance Sunday in one of the best turn-outs in recent memory. Lord Mayor Elise Benjamin said the estimated crowd of more than 3,000 was one of the biggest supporting the fallen in recent years. At

  • FOOTBALL: Relieved Ardley make it seven in a row

    Ardley United survived a strong comeback from lowly Henley Town before extending their winning Premier Division streak in the Uhlsport Hellenic League to seven games with a dramatic 4-3 away victory. Carl Standen put Ardley ahead after four minutes

  • Our leaders are hypocrites

    RECENT worldwide events have cemented my beliefs that western politicians are total hypocrites. First we have the murder and execution of Muammar Gaddafi. While I’m no fan, an execution it most definitely was and of a disarmed captive, so graphically

  • Cameron misses his target

    PRIME Minister and Witney MP David Cameron has scored an ‘own goal’ by involving politics in sport by lambasting FIFA for its decision to allow no member country to wear any article or symbol that it deems as unacceptable by being a religious/political

  • Drivers acting insane on mini roundabout

    THE mini roundabout near my home is a constant source of entertainment, from vehicles speeding over the top (and getting their exhausts ripped off) to youths in the early hours of a Saturday morning, stripping to the waist and ‘squaring up’ to each other

  • THE ISSUE

    Will Government policy increase poverty? YES... Cllr Ed Turner, deputy leader of Oxford City Council So it’s official. In a hard-hitting report, the National Institute of Social and Economic Research concluded earlier this

  • MOTHERING SUNDAE: Heroism dresses in many guises

    I started this week by chasing the refuse lorry in my dressing gown. I’d like to laugh it off and say it’s something we all do from time to time, but I have a sneaking suspicion that for a sizeable proportion of the population, it isn’t. The bin collectors

  • FOOTBALL: North Leigh are hit by late goals

    After hauling themselves back int o the game in the second half, North Leigh conceded two late goals to return empty-handed after losing their Evo-Stik Southern League Division 1 South & West game at Bideford 3-2. Bideford, who held the upper

  • Young Morse star talks exclusively

    THE actor who will star as a young Detective Constable Morse in a one-off drama told of his love for Oxford last night. Stepping into John Thaw’s shoes for the Morse prequel, 31-year-old actor Shaun Evans will shed light on the inspector’s

  • Man due in court over city murder

    A MAN will appear before Oxford magistrates today charged with murdering Denis Witney. Thames Valley Police spokesman Rebecca Webber said Daniel McCollin, 29, was charged yesterday morning with murdering Mr Witney. He was remanded in custody pending

  • FOOTBALL: City boss: It's a fantastic opportunity

    Oxford City boss Mike Ford says his side are relishing this year’s FA Cup experience. Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Redbridge saw City go into yesterday’s second-round draw. And although an away tie at Crawley for the winners of their replay

  • Taxi CCTV breaks 'rights to privacy'

    ALL conversations will be recorded in Oxford’s taxis by controversial new CCTV cameras, which critics last night claimed broke privacy rules. The plan for the city’s 662 taxis was last night branded an “absolute invasion of privacy”.

  • COMMENT: Fears unfounded

    ROYAL British Legion stalwart Jim Lewendon was concerned last week Armistice Day was not attracting the observation it once did. We hope the seemingly record turnout in Oxford and Abingdon for Remembrance Sunday yesterday reassures him the

  • COMMENT: Council takes a wrong turn over privacy

    SAFETY for passengers and drivers in Oxford’s taxis is a significant concern, but not one that allows council officials to ride roughshod over rights to reasonable privacy. Oxford City Council’s scheme to introduce CCTV for all the city’s 662

  • Wilder's fury at Oxford United display

    CHRIS Wilder expr-essed his anger at Oxford United’s performance after they crashed out of the FA Cup at Sheffield United on Saturday. Although the U’s were not fancied to beat their opponents from a division higher, it was the manner of their loss than

  • We won't use injuries as an excuse - Wilder

    CHRIS Wilder said that although he was not able to field his strongest side, he won’t use injuries as an excuse for Oxford United’s exit, writes MARK EDW-ARDS. Michael Duberry, Alfie Potter and Liam Davis – all key first-team players this

  • Greater Leys 2 v Littlemore 10

    Great game of football played in a great spirit. Greater Leys goal scorers Harry Alty and Lee Smith and Littlemore goal scorers Joe Watson (3), Kiel Knight, Liam Harper, Ciaran Omahony, Jayden Bennett and Faizaan Abbas (3).

  • New non emergency police number launched

    POLICE have launched a new number for non-emergency calls today. People in Oxford can now call 101, a new national single non-emergency number, which will replace the 0845 8 505 505 number. Both numbers will run side by side until the end of

  • Two cut from crash wreckage

    FIREFIGHTERS cut two people free from the wreckage of a crash in Oxford last night. A spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire Service said the accident happened at the junction of Elsfield Rd and Marsh Lane in Marston at about 9.20pm. Firefighters were

  • Last man out

    For decades, lonely railwaymen have occupied a signal box to monitor Steventon’s two level crossings and keep the residents of the village safe. The crossings in The Causeway and Stocks Lane are the only ones in the country in a residential area on a